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On Friday, Verizon and AT&T both dropped the price of their unlimited voice plans. Yesterday was the first day that existing customers could switch to these new plans, and luckily BillShrink has put together a nice chart comparing the different U.S. mobile carriers side-by-side.

Despite lipspeak from carriers, trying to figure out the information using official websites (or even worse, the rate brochures) can still be confusing for consumers who might not understand what makes a phone a smartphone with a smartphone data plan and what makes a phone just a regular data phone.

Please note, this chart assumes you want unlimited text messaging as part of your plan. For some wireless carriers, like AT&T, if you can stand having fewer tha 200 texts a month, you can shave another $15 off your bill. Unsurprisingly, the two largest U.S. carriers — Verizon and AT&T, are also the most expensive. The equivalent "all you can talk, text and data" plans cost $20 more a month respectively for a single smartphone line and up to $30 more a month for a family plan.

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